Cloud Engineer (Saudi Arabia) Riyadh

Requirements

Candidates must have at least 3 years of experience in DevOps and possess strong technical skills in programming, configuration management, and automated testing. A tertiary-level qualification from an internationally recognized institution is preferred.

Job Summary

The role is responsible for the design and implementation of applications’
build, release, deployment, and configuration activities, and is a team member
for the agile development process. He/she builds the continuous integration and
continuous deployment pipeline and prioritizes development items in the
pipeline. He develops Proof-of-Concepts to evaluate the feasibility of the
software application and tools for the development team and develops suitable
applications and tools. He determines specifications and features for the next
iteration of software application development based on user needs and feedback,
continuously integrates code changes, and conducts automated testing to ensure
the software application remains functional. He also performs continuous
deployment through automating the deployment process and manages the releases of
software application versions and features.
He/she works with internal business partners to gather requirements,
prototyping, architecting, implement and/or update solutions, build, and execute
test plans, perform quality reviews, manage operations, and triage and fix
operational issues. He/she works in a fast-paced environment and must be able to
adjust to constant business change, evolving goals and strategies, and emerging
technologies. He/she is proficient in programming languages required by the
organization and is familiar with continuous integration and deployment tools,
relevant platforms, automated testing tools, and configuration management tools.
He is also knowledgeable of crypto primitives, authentication protocols, and
authorization standards.
 

RESPONSIBILITIES

* Determine software application and feature enhancement requirements based on
business needs and user feedback
* Gather, analyze, and document client needs and business requirements
* Formulate solutions, alternatives, and design specifications that support
business and technical objectives
* Analyse client operations to understand strengths and weaknesses to uncover
opportunities for improvement
* Translate business and technical requirements to test cases, test scenarios,
and scripts
* Build IT solutions to meet business requirements and develop reusable
components
* Develop program codes and logic for existing and/or new software applications
and tools
* Develop requirements, methods, and procedures for routine maintenance
* Perform security vulnerability and relevant automated testing to ensure the
software application remains functional
* Deploy new modules, upgrades, and fixes to the production environment
* Evaluate existing applications and platforms and propose recommendations for
improving performance by conducting gap analysis, identifying feasible
alternative solutions, and assisting in the scope of modifications
* Document and complete knowledge transfer to production support
* Delivers tasks and designs effective solutions to product features or
small-scope engineering challenges in their area of the business/product.
* Able to identify and address existing gaps in the observability and
monitoring of systems and independently manage escalations for their squad,
or discipline.
* relied upon to be a trusted problem solver, capable of leading the resolution
of critical bugs or incidents related to their work or area of expertise.
* Perform any other duties assigned to by line manager related to the nature of
the work
* Enforce, incorporate, and comply with all necessary controls and related
information security policies, procedures, practices, training, reporting,
personal due diligence and vigilance, within departmental/unit activities and
operations. 
 

QUALIFICATIONS

Preferred Qualifications

* A tertiary-level qualification from an internationally recognized institution

Years & Nature of Experience

* 3+ years of equivalent experience in DevOps
* An experienced professional who can deliver on difficult technical tasks
* Self-sufficient at work and could be given small project responsibility
* Has provided technical supervision to junior staff in the past
* Basic understanding of business and operating environment
* Experience and proficiency with specialized discipline

Technical Competencies

* Analytical troubleshooting 
* Programming & Coding 
* Configuration management
* Software Configuration 

Behavioral Competencies

* Communication 
* Problem-solving 
* Digital Fluency

Responsibilities

The role involves designing and implementing CI/CD pipelines, managing software releases, and conducting automated testing to ensure application functionality. Additionally, the engineer will collaborate with business partners to gather requirements, architect solutions, and resolve operational issues.

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